[FEATURE] Claude desktop app / Claude Code - allow questions to be temporarily hidden so the user can read the context

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Problem Statement

When Claude Desktop displays an interactive question box for Claude Code, the box takes up a large portion of the vertical space in the chat view. This leaves only a small strip of the prior conversation visible above it.

That makes it hard to answer the question accurately, because the context needed to choose an option is often immediately above the question. The user has to answer while only seeing a few lines of context, or work around the UI by scrolling awkwardly, resizing the window, or dismissing/cancelling the question just to inspect the conversation.

This is especially noticeable for multi-option questions, where each option includes explanatory text and the question panel becomes tall. In those cases, the UI prioritizes the question controls over the surrounding context, even though reading that context is often necessary before making a decision.

There is currently no way to minimize or temporarily hide the question while the user reads the context - the only option is to skip or dismiss the question entirely.

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Proposed Solution

Allow interactive question boxes to be temporarily hidden, collapsed, or minimized so the user can read the surrounding conversation context before answering.

A possible design:

• Add a “Hide question” / “Collapse” control to the question box.
• When collapsed, keep a small persistent affordance visible, such as “Question pending” or a compact bottom bar.
• Let the user reopen the question and answer it without losing state.
• Preserve the selected option / typed custom response if the user collapses and expands the box.
• Optionally allow the question box to be resized or dragged, but the most important capability is temporarily getting it out of the way.

This would make interactive questions much easier to answer in Claude Desktop, especially when the user needs to inspect the prior conversation before choosing a response.

Alternative Solutions

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Priority

High - Significant impact on productivity

Feature Category

Other

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

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